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Chinese readers eager to learn about the life of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Inc, have lined up outside bookstores and gone online to order copies of his biography since it was released globally on Monday. China Daily

Sri Lanka's exports rose 19.1 percent to 951.7 million US dollars in August, while imports rose 66.5 percent to 1.83 billion US dollars expanding the trade gap 191 percent to 885 million US dollars. Lanka Business